Friars Moor Veterinary Clinic are pleased to announce the opening of a new branch in Blandford Forum, Dorset on the Sunrise Business Park, in addition to our existing branches at Sturminster Newton and Shaftesbury.

To celebrate we are holding an Open Day on Saturday 21st May from 12pm – 4pm. Please join us for a cup of tea and a cake to see the facilities we have available. There will be competitions, a raffle and an opportunity to meet the Friars Moor team.

The Blandford clinic is fully equipped with a purpose built surgery, modern operating theatre, x-ray facilities and kennels to accommodate domestic pets.

Services provided for family pets include: dental treatment, microchipping, routine vaccinations, ultrasound scanning, pet passports and neutering among others.

There is also a large pharmacy stocking routine small and farm animal treatments.

Our opening hours for the surgery are 8.30am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday, and 8.30am – 12.00pm Saturdays. Consultations are available by appointment throughout the day.

We also provide 24 hour emergency cover from our main branch at Sturminster Newton, with two vets on call every day of the year.

For more information call our Blandford branch on 01258 472160.

Please be aware that our Stalbridge Surgery will be closing on Thursday 30th December. Please call our Sturminster branch for any more information and to arrange appointments - 01258 472314.

You may be aware that DEFRA Animal Health is planning to put TB testing out to tender. They intend to run a pilot area from April 2011 and then roll it out across the country in 2012.

It is important that stakeholders in the farming industry and the veterinary profession make DEFRA fully aware of the likely implications of these changes. We would like to give you the opportunity to make your views known using the attached questionnaire.

To download the questionnaire please click on the PDF icon to the left of the text. Please return completed forms to our farm office by hand, post or via email.

Top Gear Magazine decided to follow our very own Anthony Wilkinson on his rounds to see whether urban SUV's could cut it in the countryside. Packing the Infiniti EX37 and BMV X1 full of Anthony's vet gear, they hit the road, dodging perilous pot holes and suicidal pheasants, the brand new 4x4s would soon return with a nice brown coat courtesy of the english countryside. Click on the image to read the article and see what our vet thought of the SUV's.